All this week, KUTX profiles the Ones To Watch—seven must-see artists at SXSW 2024. Hosted by Jody Denberg and produced by Art Levy.
Brothers Estevan and Alejandro Gutiérrez grew up in two cultures: Switzerland, where their father is from, and in Ecuador, their mother’s roots. Estevan first picked up the guitar at age nine, learning classical music and Argentinian folk songs. But Alejandro didn’t come to music until his teen years. With his older brother living in Ecuador, Alejandro missed the sound of his guitar-playing and taught himself to play. After reconnecting in Switzerland, the two brothers realized they had something special—a musical bond that doesn’t require any words to understand.
Hermanos Gutiérrez are inspired by visual sources: film scores and desert landscapes. They even took a road trip through Death Valley and the Mojave Desert a few years after teaming up, and it confirmed that their music comes naturally from this place, despite growing up thousands of miles away. The duo has released six albums in six years, working with Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys as a producer on their most recent release. Album number seven is due out this summer—just in time to soundtrack another road trip through the desert of the mind.
Catch Hermanos Gutiérrez live at Stubb’s on Friday, March 15th, at 9:30 p.m.
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